Q: Is 213,420,542 a Prime Number?

 A: No, 213,420,542 is not a prime number.

Why is 213,420,542 not a prime number?

A prime number is a natural number, greater than one, that can only be divided by 1 and itself.

The number 213420542 can be evenly divided by 1 2 23 46 1,193 2,386 3,889 7,778 27,439 54,878 89,447 178,894 4,639,577 9,279,154 106,710,271 and 213,420,542, with no remainder.

Since 213,420,542 cannot be divided by just 1 and 213,420,542, it is not a prime number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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